[Self-Introduction] I started note without knowing anything, so it's a bit late, but here goes.
It's a bit late, but nice to meet you.
I'm someone who has mostly wandered through life while being caught in the middle of things.
I am currently 56 years old.
To summarize my life so far in one phrase:
"Caught in the middle, mostly wandering, and occasionally hitting the mark."
I burst into tears during the scene in the movie 'Titanic' where the ship is about to sink and Rose goes to look for Jack.
I cry until I'm sobbing during the part in 'I Want to Eat Your Pancreas' where she asks if it's okay to cry now.
Since this happens every time I watch them, I can't watch them because it's exhausting.
My dream in the past was to join the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers.
My current dream is something I'm still looking for.
Here is a rough career history.
Elementary school (child prodigy) → Junior high school (slight school refusal) → High school (all-boys school, super popular phase) → Part-time job at my current company → Study abroad in California (escaped after failing university entrance exams) → Editing and planning at a certain company → As a result, I was complicit with a fraudster → Current company → Subsidiary of a certain car manufacturer → Mitsubishi Heavy Industries → Sales at a foreign manufacturer → Various things happened → Currently, general construction (sales, design, construction management).
If you ask if there was a consistent theme throughout,
I was just doing my best in my own way at each moment.
By the way, I've had debt, I've been divorced and remarried (the wife is the same), I've been arrested, and I've been to court. I've earned certifications,
I've worked as a coach, I've run a bar, and I've been a judge for a beauty pageant.
What else have I done?
I've definitely messed up.
It's a full course.
But it's a strange thing; even when I thought it was 'the end' at the time,
as time passes,it becomes a story to tell.There were many people around me who helped me (I am grateful).
Perhaps humans aren't so much strong as they are
just thick-skinned.
I currently work at a general construction company.
The president's wife is my older sister.
When I explain this, people usually pause for a moment.
"Wait, what's the relationship?"
I sometimes think about it while explaining it too.
Simply put, they took me in.
My personality is, above all, pacifist and I hate conflict. I'm a hippie.
I like interesting things, so I can't listen to people seriously.
I hate getting angry, so I'm the type who wants to live as peacefully as possible.
However, right before a deadline, I somehow awaken. I unleash super amazing power.
Do it sooner!I think to myself every time, but
I can't control that.
No signs of improvement so far.
I have various hobbies.
Polishing leather shoes, bands, drums, surfing, snowboarding (alpine).
I wrote down the cool ones, but now I only polish shoes.
There's no consistency, but
I live by a rough policy of 'if it's fun and I'm popular, it's okay'.Oh, that's right. Recently, since my father's family home used to be a candy store,
I've been researching its history and family lineage.
The reason is that the only person who knows about that candy store (company) anymore
is my father, and I wanted to compile the history of the Itaha family while my father was still alive.
(2026.5.14 My father passed away, so I didn't make it in time 😭 If you had told me the deadline of when you were going to die, I would have made it...)
I've been visiting the National Diet Library Digital Collections.
By the way, people often come to me for advice.
In particular, a Chinese female friend often asks for advice.
Honestly, I don't really know why it's me.
Maybe,it's because I'm moderately unreliable and put them at ease.
Thanks to that, my knowledge about visas and immigration has increased.
I am also the advisor for the Vietnamese trainees at our company.
Having lived a life like that,
on this note,
・Stories about being caught in the middle that are a bit funny
・Stories that might be somewhat useful (I want to write these someday)
・Mostly pointless stories (mainly this)
I plan to write about these.
These are not stories about a perfect person.
Rather,they are stories about someone who has made big mistakes every now and then.Even so, I'm somehow managing to live.
"I guess it's okay to be like this too."
If you can think that, that's enough for me.
Please, feel free to join me in a relaxed way.